About Us 

At Sportsbet, we’re all about bringing excitement to life for our 2.4 million customers. As part of the global Flutter Group, we’re a tight-knit team of 1,300 in Melbourne, Sydney, and Darwin, passionate about challenging the status quo. We’re proud to be recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top 25 Companies and one of the Top 10 Workplaces for Women. 

We’re an inclusive employer who celebrates diversity and is committed to helping you thrive. Whether you’re looking for flexibility, career growth, or a supportive environment, we’re here to help you succeed. 

Committed To Responsible Gambling 

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools. 

We’re proud to be the leaders in responsible gambling in our industry, not just locally, but globally. 

About the role

The Risk & Pricing Data Science team applies quantitative and data science techniques to deliver innovative betting products to our large customer base(>2m); as well as helping the business understand, quantify, and make better decisions around risk. As the pioneers of Same Game Multi, Sportsbet has a proud history as a global trendsetter in this space.

Responsibilities include:

• Ideate, build, quality assure and iterate on models for a range of use cases within the Risk & Pricing Data Science roadmap
• Collaborate closely and proactively with leads and team members in Data Science and cross-functional delivery teams
• Communicate and partner effectively with a range of stakeholders, including documenting (JIRA) and reporting on project progress both verbally and in writing, individually and as part of a group
• Develop and apply commercial acumen to drive business value
• Work with technology teams to design and deploy models in accordance with software engineering and MLOps best practices (eg usage of code repositories, CI/CD)

About You

• Experience in building, deploying and maintaining Data Science and quantitative projects, using a variety of tools and environments (eg R, Python, SQL, AWS, Databricks)
• Excellent attention to detail, including ability to work with stakeholders to conceptualise, test and mitigate ‘edge-case’ risks
• Curiosity and passion for the application of mathematical ideas to concepts in gambling, sports, racing, risk, and human behaviour
• Passion for developing models and tools that will be interpreted and used by both humans and machines
• Knowledge of statistical and computational methods for identifying patterns, extracting insights, and making predictions from complex datasets
• Flexible and resilient - able to adapt to different workflows, priorities and ways of working
• Low-level gambling knowledge desirable

Why You’ll Love Working Here

Along with a competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus, here’s some of our other benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (plus flexible working options)
• $1050 work-from-home allowance
• Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities
• Onsite concierge services, free meals, social events and access to the Sportsbet Salon
• Generous parental leave and return-to-work benefits
• Hack Days: Participate in our hack days, where creativity and collaboration lead to exciting new ideas and projects.

What’s the Green Tick Feeling?

Well, it’s different for everyone, yet unites us all. It’s the feeling you get when you succeed, no matter what success looks like to you. It could be developing your career, it could be working on an industry leading project, or it could be making it to school pick up in time. It's all the little and big things that make you feel like you’re thriving when working at Sportsbet. 

We’re an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are – so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application. We also know flex means different things to different people, so let us know how we can support you to be your best. 

We review applications quickly, so apply soon! Check out our Life@Sportsbet Instagram, LinkedIn, and careers website for more about our inclusive culture.

Ready for your Green Tick Feeling? Apply now.